During the final tribal council, Whelchel had to defend herself when her celebrity status was outed by jury member Jonathan Penner.

"Lisa was a television star," he revealed, "from the age of 12 to 21, she was America's sweetheart."

That wasn't the only secret Whelchel kept from her fellow castaways: she never revealed that she had just gotten divorced before the season began. It was all part of her pre-season strategy to make herself mysterious.

When confronted with her secret, Whelchel had a quick comeback. "Can I ask you a question? Did you reveal to any of us what job you had as a teenager?" she asked Penner.